 Nacuqu in 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1993 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Votua, Ba Province, Fiji | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (12 st 13 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Notable relative(s) | Pio Tuwai, Josua Tuisova (cousins) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation(s) | Rugby sevens player | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Waisea Nacuqu [1] (born 24 May 1993) is a Fiji national rugby sevens team player. Nacuqu is known as "game breaker" and has on many occasions scored match winning tries. [2] He is well known for his speed and scoring tries.
Nacuqu is from Votua village near the township of Ba near the bank of Ba River. [3] He refused to go back to school after Class 7 at Votua Catholic School and played Soccer for Tavua and rugby for the Westfield Tokatoka Barbarians in Nadi.[ citation needed ]
Nacuqu scored the winning try in the 2014 Tokyo sevens final against South Africa. [4] He was part of the Fiji sevens team that won a silver medal at the 2022 Commonwealth Games. [5] [6] [7] He later won a gold medal at the 2022 Rugby World Cup Sevens in Cape Town. [8] [9] [10] [11]
He was part of the Fijian side that won a silver medal at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris. [12] [13] [14]
Nacuqu is a cousin for Former Fiji 7's player Pio Tuwai and current Flying Fijian, Josua Tuisova.[ citation needed ]
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